Psychedelic Encounters With “Higher Powers” Have Lasting Spiritual Effects

When someone says they’re “ready to meet their maker,” they don’t usually mean they’re about to drop acid, but encounters with “higher powers” are in fact a common effect of psychedelic drugs. A new study shows the extent to which these encounters can lead to lasting spiritual and psychological changes. The study is the result…

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First Coffee, Then Alcohol for Teens?

There’s a new study out on coffee, the drug so popular we don’t even think of it as a drug. According to the study, caffeine consumption in early adolescence might be linked with alcohol consumption a year or two later. As far as drugs go, coffee generally isn’t so bad. In fact, it has even…

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